LGBT
athletes like Jason Collins, Brittney Griner, Darren Young, and more are #ProudToPlay a role in YouTube's newest LGBT Pride
campaign that launched today. GLAAD has been working with YouTube on
#ProudToPlay, a follow-up to last year's hugely successfull #ProudToLove campaign,
honors LGBT athletes, their supporters, as well as the YouTube Creators who
stand up for diversity in sports and elsewhere. YouTube also partnered with the
You Can Play Project, Athlete Ally and several other LGBT organizations on the
initiative.
"As
athletes from across nations and leagues come out, sports fans throughout the
world are embracing LGBT players and ejecting bias from the game," said GLAAD
President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. "GLAAD is thrilled to support Google
and YouTube in this landmark initiative to help tackle stereotypes and build
understanding."
As
part of the campaign, YouTube's logo, seen by tens of millions of people every
day, features a rainbow soccer ball and leads visitors to the #ProudToPlay
channel, which showcases videos of LGBT athletes and allies speaking out in
support of equality on the field. Even the Google homepage is paying ode to
#ProudToPlay, driving Googlers from across the world to the #ProudToPlay
channel.
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